Research Catalog

Title

Drinking patterns and their consequences / edited by Marcus Grant and Jorge Litvak.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Taylor & Francis, [1998], ©1998.

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Additional Authors

• Grant, Marcus.
• Litvak, Jorge.

Description

xi, 305 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Series on alcohol in society

Uniform Title

Series on alcohol in society.

Alternative Title

Drinking patterns & their consequences

Subject

• Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Cross-cultural studies
• Alcoholism > Cross-cultural studies
• Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Government policy
• Alcoholism > Prevention
• Alcohol Drinking > adverse effects
• Alcohol Drinking > psychology
• Alcoholism > prevention & control
• Cross-Cultural Comparison
• Consommation d'alcool > Études transculturelles
• Alcoolisme > Études transculturelles
• Consommation d'alcool > Politique gouvernementale
• Alcoolisme > Prévention

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Beyond per Capita Consumption / Marcus Grant and Jorge Litvak -- Ch. 1. The Levels, Patterns, and Consequences of Drinking / Eric Single and Victor E. Leino -- Ch. 2. Trends in Drinking and Patterns of Drinking / Reginald G. Smart -- Ch. 3. Individual Characteristics and Drinking Patterns / Wilson Acuda and Barton Alexander -- Ch. 4. Health Issues and Drinking Patterns / Amelia M. Arria and Michael Gossop -- Ch. 5. Social and Behavioral Issues Related to Drinking Patterns / Nii-K Plange -- Ch. 6. Cultural Variations among Drinking Patterns / Dwight B. Heath -- Ch. 7. The Distribution of Alcohol Consumption / John B. Saunders and Simon de Burgh -- Ch. 8. The Impact of Alcohol Control Measures on Drinking Patterns / Stephen Whitehead -- Ch. 9. The Social Costs of Alcohol Consumption: Definitions, Measurement, and Policy Implications / Richard Dubourg and David Pearce -- Ch. 10. Alcohol Abuse: Cost Effectiveness and the Economic Impact of Policies and Programs / Rhonda Galbally, Chris Borthwick and Roy Batterham -- Ch. 11. Community Reactions of Alcohol Policies / Dwight B. Heath and Haydee Rosovsky -- Ch. 12. The Implications for Measurement and Research / Marjana Martinic -- Ch. 13. The Implications of Drinking Patterns for Primary Prevention, Education, and Screening / Ann M. Roche and Keith R. Evans -- Ch. 14. Public and Private Partnerships in Prevention and Research -- I. New Players for a New Era: How Up-to-Date Is Health Promotion? / Ilona Kickbusch -- II. Effective Partnerships Between the Public and Private Sectors / Peter Mitchell -- III. Lessons from Partnerships: The Example of the United States / Yvonne Lunsden-Dill -- IV. The Case of the College of Pharmacy, University of Chile / Hugo Zunino, Jorge Litvak and Yedy Israel -- Ch. 15. Shifting the Paradigm: Reducing Harm and Promoting Beneficial Patterns / Marcus Grant and Eric Single -- Appendix. Principles of Cooperation among the Beverage Alcohol Industry, Governments, Scientific Researchers, and the Public Health Community.

ISBN

1560327189 (alk. paper)

LCCN

97025113

OCLC

• ocm37024984
• SCSB-5100622

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries